diff --git a/app/views/todos/remove_predecessor.js.rjs b/app/views/todos/remove_predecessor.js.rjs
index 02cb8364..264a6c48 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/remove_predecessor.js.rjs
+++ b/app/views/todos/remove_predecessor.js.rjs
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ if @removed
   page.replace dom_id(@predecessor), :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { 
     :todo => @predecessor, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
  
-  # if possible, remove successor from pending block
-  # TODO: do not remove when multiple dependencies
-  page[@successor].remove unless source_view_is :context
+  # update display if pending->active
+  if @successor.state == 'active'
+      page[@successor].remove unless source_view_is_one_of(:todo, :context)
+      page.insert_html :bottom, item_container_id(@successor), :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { 
+        :todo => @successor, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
+      page.visual_effect :highlight, dom_id(@successor, 'line'), {'startcolor' => "'#99ff99'"}
+  end
 
-  # if possible, add successor
-  container = "c#{@successor.context_id}items" 
-  container = "p#{@successor.project_id}items" if source_view_is :project
-  page.insert_html :bottom, container, :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { 
-    :todo => @successor, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
+  page << "TodoBehavior.enableToggleNotes()"
   page << "TodoBehavior.enableToggleSuccessors()"
 else
   page.notify :error, "There was an error removing the dependency", 8.0
diff --git a/app/views/todos/toggle_check.js.rjs b/app/views/todos/toggle_check.js.rjs
index 041e80c6..bd2ff2b6 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/toggle_check.js.rjs
+++ b/app/views/todos/toggle_check.js.rjs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if @saved
       logger.debug "#300: Removing #{t.description} from pending block and adding it to active"
       page[t].remove if source_view_is(:project) or source_view_is(:tag)
       page.insert_html :bottom, item_container_id(t), :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { :todo => t, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
+      page.visual_effect :highlight, dom_id(t, 'line'), {'startcolor' => "'#99ff99'"}
     end
     
     # remove container if empty